Jewels Awarded to Seven Men at Rutland Knights of Pythias
Rutland lodge 249 Knights of Pythias held a pot luck and social for 100 members and guests as seven men received jewels for 26 years of continuous service. The ceremony featured B G Vance and Charlie Smith, with remarks by Ford G Hunker and David E Darst. Absent were Truman and George T Smith.
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Rutland
Rutland Lodge 249
Knights of Pythias
Meni
B. G. Vance
Charlies Smith
Mont Price
Edith
Ed Bryan
Anthony Jackson
Carson Chas
V. Lasher
Carson
Reed
Lodge
Truman
George T. Smith
George T. Now
Columbus
George Carter
Rutland Lodge
Ford G. Hunker
Vid E. Darst
Middleport
Will
Mrs. Brown
Glen Vance
Meigs
Middleport Lodge
Charles Nessieroad
Arthur Entsminger
North Central Association Recommends Middleport School
Middleport receives notice from T Howard Winters chairman of the state committee that the school is placed on the unqualifiedly recommended list by the North Central Association and accepted by its Commission.
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Middleport High School
Middleport
A. W. McKay
T. Howard Winters
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
North Central Association
Church Robbery: Sacred Heart Boxes Broken Into
Pomeroy reports that unknown burglars entered Sacred Heart Church on Wednesday and robbed two collection boxes. Officials say not much money was inside as the boxes had been emptied earlier. This marks the second such theft in a year.
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Pomeroy
Sacred Heart Church
Indian Held Here on Railroad Claim and Flight
POMEROY March 30 A Cherokee Indian identified as L C Platt was jailed three days ago with several others for mining on the railroad. He has been released and headed toward his native Oklahoma. He says his family are educated and fine, but he has not had time to learn beyond what he picked up on extensive traveling.
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Pomeroy
Alahoma
L. C. Platt
Middleport Legion Rehearsing Play for New Home
Feeney-Bennett post No. 128 of the American Legion in Middleport began rehearsals for a play to be staged April 2 and 3. Proceeds fund construction of the new Legion home, with the cornerstone displayed in Lewis and Son windows. The production is titled Minstrel Fashion Plates.
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Middleport
Feeney-Bennett
American Legion
Lewis and Son, Clothiers
Legion
Brother and sister visit after long separation in Middleport
In Middleport on March 30, Harold Wolf and his sister Mrs. L. D. Diles, both children of Bert L. Bowman by his first marriage, visited the Diles home with their families. The pair, raised apart after adoption and relocation, planned future visits to reconnect after years apart.
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Middleport
Gallipolis
Harold Wolf
L. D. Diles
South Beech Street
Diles
Woman Dies at Syracuse Rites Set for Wednesday
Mrs Martha Grey Osborne 75 of Syracuse died at home March 28 after long illness. A community worker and noted flower grower she aided church activities and shared floral offerings. Survived by husband two sons Dr F A Osborne and D H Osborne two granddaughters and two great grandchildren. Funeral at M E church Long Bottom this afternoon at 2.
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Syracuse
Martha Grey Osborne
Osborne
F. A. Osborne
Athens State Hospital
D. H. Osborne
Racine
M. FE
Mrs. Dana Hamilton Hosts Shower for Aunt Mrs. Harlow Russell
Mrs. Dana Hamilton entertained a miscellaneous shower honoring her aunt Mrs. Harlow Russell, a bride of the first of the month, with many friends attending. Gifts for a new home on South Third street were presented as ice cream and cake were served, making the event a delightful gathering.
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Dana Hamilton
Harlow Russell
Russell
South Third Street
Hamilton
Wysong Family First to Move to Bucyrus
The Wysongs Elmer and wife begin moving household goods by car to Bucyrus with free transportation. They settled in Middleport in 1901 with the Heath M. E. church community and will be missed as they relocate this afternoon.
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Middleport
Bucyrus
Elmer Wysong
Wysongs
Heath M. E. Church
Wysong
Bueyrus
Play Is Success At Charity Event At Masonic Hall
A Wednesday evening benefit play at the Masonic hall drew good attendance amid a busy schedule. Local performers delivered polished acts with singing and dancing well received. the show raised a neat purse for the organizers supporting charity.
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Middleport
Masonic Hall
Fur farming innovation in Meigs County highlighted
In Chester township on the Radford farm in Flatwoods, Meigs County begins a muskrat fur operation. Fifty pairs planned for Sunday, bought from Barberton at ten dollars per pair. Dock Radford and sons Alba and Harry own the venture, with expansion planned and a two acre enclosure protected by a four foot fence. The pond fed by springs will hold water and fish.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Radford
Flatwoods
Chester Township
Barberton
Dock Radford
Alba
Harry
Old Bradford homestead burned on Thomas Fork
The Osby Martin family home on Thomas Fork near the Avenue bridge burned to the ground early yesterday after being discovered at 11 45 p m. The large frame house was one of the best kept on the fork for years and is believed to have started from a defective flue. Some household goods were saved while a fifty dollar shotgun was stolen and a Boston terrier from Bengel kennels was trapped under the house.
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Bengel Kennels
Miss Claire Blessing Drowned in California Flood
Miss Claire Blessing of Mason county daughter of Samuel Blessing drowned in the recent California flood. She worked in movies and will be shipped to Pt Pleasant for burial at Eckard Chapel. Born near Letart she had many relatives in the area.
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Pomeroy
Claire Blessing
Mason County
Samuel Blessing
California
Flour Donation Aids United Mine Workers Relief
Six hundred sacks of flour, each twenty four and a half pounds, were sent to Pomeroy for United Mine Workers relief. A New York Jewish society pledged ten barrels weekly through the strike, with the flour stored in the Ewing building on Mulberry street for distribution to union miners.
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Pomeroy
United Mine Workers
Minnesota
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